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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1979
Page
9
The Mini Page surveys candidates including John B. Anderson of Illinois. Anderson, a House representative, is described as a strong speaker and father of five. The piece previews the 1980 election with interest in future presidential voting plans.
The profile outlines President Jimmy Carter as a Georgia governor turned president since 1977. It notes his birth date October 1 1924 and family of four children. It mentions hobbies and varied tastes from peach ice cream to square dancing and white-water rafting.
Edward Kennedy Sawyer, brother of President Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy, served as a U S Senator from Massachusetts. He has three children born February 22, 1932, with interests in tennis skiing football sailing and public affairs TV. His son has an allergy. Jerry Brown, a California governor and lawyer, is noted as Sawyer’s contemporary. Brown’s father also governed. Sawyer studied to become a priest but chose another path and prefers hiking and privacy on personal questions.
Republican leader in the U S Senate born November 15 1925 in Tennessee. Father father in law and stepmother served in Congress. Has two children. Pet dog St Bernard. Tennis participant and actor on Barney Miller. Enjoys fried chicken and photography with a home darkroom.
John Connally Sawyer once governed Texas and rode with President Kennedy during the fateful day. He has three children and was born on February 27, 1917. His interests include ranching and watching baseball and football, and he enjoys fish and beef. His pet is a dog.
Bob Dole Sawyer is a U.S. Senator from Kansas who ran for vice president with Gerald Ford in 1976. He has one child and a varied profile including a hobby of going to the movies. He enjoys jogging and cheeseburgers and appeared on 60 Minutes. Born July 22, 1923.
George Bush, a Texas businessman and former U.S. representative, led the CIA and served as ambassador to the United Nations. He had five children and a cocker spaniel, and was linked to the TV show 60 Minutes. He was born June 12, 1924 and enjoyed jogging and Chinese food.
Philip Crane serves as U.S. Representative for Illinois. He has eight children and enjoys steak and salad, golf, reading, and painting. His hobbies include watching football on TV and following sports events. His black Labrador is a family pet. Born November 3, 1930.
Ronald Reagan is described as an actor radio commentator and newspaper columnist with a far reaching career before politics. He has four children born February 6 1911 with hobbies including horses and football and a love of macaroni and cheese. He later became known for TV work on The Waltons and for his interest in pets including horses and dogs.
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